Reading Time: 2 minutesHappy Full National Football Programme While Eating the Rest Of Last Years Turkey day! I know, the tradition of the rich boxing up presents to give to the poor, and giving their servants the day off to feast on Christmas…
Category: First Hampshire & Dorset
Christmas Day 2022
Reading Time: 3 minutesHo! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas. However you choose to celebrate the big day – this year we are on the Isle of Wight – I hope that you are having the festive season that you can enjoy. It feels like…
Christmas Eve 2022
Reading Time: 3 minutesFor all of you that are racing home for Christmas, the best of luck. Having seen the press about rail services this week, almost all rail services will be closed from 3pm on Christmas Eve. The bus services in the…
The News Centre on the Move
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn an announcement sent to staff and then passed on to the Hampshire Bus Update; First Solent are to relocate the hard standing parking at Hilsea’s News Centre to a new location off the beaten bus route. Well, I say…
In for a Penny – In for Two Pound
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Government have finally announced that from the New Year, there will be new initiative to get people on the buses by providing a bus fare cap for services. This has been in and out of the press for quite…
Bluestar reveals their “Step In”
Reading Time: 2 minutesBluestar has announced it’s replacements for the closing City Red network.
New Year – New Service at First Wessex
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUpdated: First Wessex have this morning published a timetable for the new service – on a three month trial. It will start on Monday 9th January. While we await news of whether the X54 will run over Christmas, for which…
Changes at First Solent
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt was a bit saddening to see the First Southampton cancellations filtering through the service registrations this week as the City Red network is brought to a close. Over in First Solent land, there are also a number of service…
Christmas in Wessex
Reading Time: 3 minutes‘Tis the season to be jolly,But I have a cracking headache,And it’s not a hangover, as I have not been drinking! I know, the seasonal lull of mood and cold weather is in full swing. When you are standing out…
First to Close Southampton
Reading Time: 5 minutesI know. One of the busiest days that I have had in a long time and First Southampton uses it to announce that the City Red operation is closing down. Many of you will have seen me commenting on social…